Machine for setting and distributing printing-type.



B. 0. PANSLOW.

MACHINE FOR SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING PRINTING TYPE.

APPLICATION FILED APR.8, 1907.

1,076,029. Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

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MACHINE FOR SETTING AND DISTRIBUTING PRINTING TYPE.

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BENJAMIN OTTO FANSLOW, 015 LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE AS- SIGNMENTS, TO POLYGRAPH DUPLICATING TYPEWRI'IER COMPANY, A CORPORA- TION OF NEW YORK.

Specification of Letters Yatent.

Patentod flct. 21, 1913.

Application filed April 8, 1907. Serial No. 867,128.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN Orro FAN- SLOW, of the city of Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles, in the State of California, have invented a certain new and useful Machine for Setting and Distributing Printing-Type, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification, reference being had to the annexed drawings and to the figures and letters marked thereon.

My said invention relates to a mechanical device for setting type from a type-container into a holder to be used in printingmachines of various kinds and for distributing the type from the type-holder into the type-container, after it has been used in printing operations.

The type-holder which I use is either of the kind shown in my application Serial No. 324,704, filed July 3, 1906, or I may use typeholders of other constructions hereinafter described, wherein the type may be slid in between the partitions thereof and through an open end of each division of the typecontainer.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan of the type-setting and type-distributing machine constituting my present invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof on the line c2as', F ig: 1; Fig. 3 is a front end elevation of the machine looking in the direction of. the arrow Z, Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of the machine, the cen tral part of which is broken out of the figure and drawn on the line If-ac, Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is an enlarged View showing the typeejector in end elevation, the figure being broken in twoto curtail the View; Fig. 6 is atransverse section on the line 22 -410 Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of a detail of the machine on a larger scale than Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a vertical section at right angles to Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is a perspective view on an enlarged scale showing a sliding index block and portions of the index bar; Fig. 10 is a vertical section on an enlarged scale of one of the type-holders, showing one form of the type; Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 10, showing a different form of some parts of the type-holder but containing the same kind of type as in Fig. 10; Fig. 12 is a view similar to Fig. 1.0, showing parts of the type-holder and type on the same enlarged scale, the type being of another form; and

Fig. 13 is a plan of a printing-machine of the kind described in my application Serial No. 363,310, filed March 18, 1907, and show ing one of the type-holders, with the type and dividing-blocks set therein, in readiness for use.

The machine constituting my invention and shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and i is therein shown operating as a type-setting machine. The machine consists of the rectangular base A, preferably formed of cast-iron. At the bottom of this base A, there are two grooved rails B and B, in the grooves of which antifriction rollers C are placed and operate. Upon the antifriction rollers C, C, there is carried the type-container D, consisting of a rectangular frame having a series of parallel strips E therein, in the spaces between passes through a hole in the front end of the base A, as shown in section at Fig. 4, in plan at Fig. 1 and in transverse section at Fig. 2. The opposite end of the rod H is formed with a screw-thread H which enters a corresponding screw-threaded hole in the rear end of the base A, so that on turning the rod H, when passed through the hole in the front end ll of the base A, and through corresponding holes in the lugs H on the bottom of the type-container, the latter is held in proper operative position. The outer or left-hand edge of the type-container D is constructed with a rack-bar l, which gears with a pinion'J, as shown at'Figs. 2 and 3, upon the base of a vertical shaft K, (carried in bearings K, K, of a vertical bracket 1) at the upper end of which is a bevel-pinion L, Fig. 2, gearing into another bevel-pinion M, upon the screw-shaft N, journaled at one end in the bracket 1 and at its other end in the bracket 2, extending vertically from the opposite side of the frame A.

When the type-container D is moved by pulling or pushing upon the handle G, then the toothed-rack I causes the rotation, in one or the other direction, of the pinion J, the

As the shaft N is thus rotated in either di- 1 rection, so the sliding index block 0 is moved transversely, said block being screwthreaded upon said shaft andhaving overlapping lugs O, engaging the face of the guide-bar P, which thus prevents block 0 from turning on the shaft N, the screwthreadcd connection, however, causing said block to travel longitudinally of the shaft. The front ofthe guide-bar-P has thereon the letters of the alphabet, numerals, punctuation, brackets, dashes and other symbols used in the art of printing, as shown at Fig. 3, from which it'follows thatthe user of the machine, in moving the type-container on the rails B and B, Fig. 1, stops the typecontainer at the desired position indicated by the index-block.

The type-holder Q is supported on the rails R, which are V-shaped in cross-section and project from the bottom of the frame -pin being pressed downward b A parallel with bars B, the holder Q having projections R on the bottom, as shown at Fig. 2, and which type-holder is maintained in its proper relationship to the rest of the machine by the rod 11 having a milled head H and its opposite end having a screw-thread thereon entering and screwing tightly into a corresponding hole in the other end of the frame. By this means the type-holder is maintained in a sufiiciently easy, slidable and suiiieiently rigid position on the rails R, so as to be capable of horizontal movement thereon from time to time whenever a line of type has been completely set, and the next line of type has to be set, in which case the typeholder Q, is moved forward one space, or more than one space, as the case may require, beneath the bar P, so as to receive the next line of type delivered thereinto from the type-container D. The pitch of the screw N is so proportioned in relation to the rack I, of the type-container D, and

pinion J, that it is capable, by its rotation,

open, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The type-holder Q, is maintained in any position required during the receiving of type from the container D by means of the teeth S, on the upper ed e of the side-bar of the frame A, with w ich cooperates a spring-operated pin T, Figs. 7 and 8, carr ed by the type-holder, and which engages with the recesses between the teeth S, said the spring T, of the lug T projecting rom the adjacent side of the holder.

In order to eject the type, represented by the squares in the grooves of the type-container D, Fig. 1, and also represented in end elevation in Fig. 3, there is contained between the pair of bars U, pivotally con nected to the links'X, X, Figs. 1 and 3, a series of inclined elastic strikers or fingers V, which are'held firmly between the bars U, U, so that, by giving a slighthorizontal movement to these elastic strikers, the lower ends of which are in contact with the heads of the types F, Fi s. 1 and 3, it follows that each successive orward movement, of the elastic strikers or fingers V, pushes one of the types F, at the end of each groove in the typercontainer D, out of said groove and into the corresponding groove of the type-holder Q, wherein type is ,bein set.

The. ars U ofthe ejector are pivotally carried by the links X, X which,'in turn, are pivoted at opposite sides of the frame on brackets 1 and 2, respectively, just below the guide-bar P, the ejector being thus capable of swinging longitudinally across the frame and the container and holder. The vertical rod X, sliding in bearings X extending from bracket 2, Fig. 3, is provided with a touch-arm X as shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and by placing a finger thereon the rod X is depressed in its bearings, while the coiled spring X connected to the rod X at one end and to the pin 3 at its other end, is distended. The upper end or head cam, as shown at Fig. 3, and this edge of the link X is pressed against the upper end of the rod X, by means of the spring X at the opposite side of the machine, which bears against the link X. The pressure from the spring X is transmitted, through the rods U, to the other link X, in contact with the upper end of the sliding-rod X. From this arrangement it follows that, by depressing the sliding-rod X, the coiled spring X" is stretched as shown at Fig. 3 and the head of the vertical rod X is moved along the edge of the link X 9, correspondingly causing transverse movement of the bars U and of the fingers or strikers V, while simultaneously pressing rearward the spring X, which spring instantly reacts when the finger of the operator is lifted from the arm X and instantly causes the fingers or strikers V to be moved horizontally and sufiiciently far in the opposite direction to eject a type from the type-container D into the corresponding groove in the type-holder Q.

Instead of using separate strikers or fingers V, as shown at Fig. 3, I may use a continuous barb, of elastic india rubber serrated on opposlte edges, but the teeth of which point in opposite directions, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

relapse With regard to the forms of typewhich I use in the machine, the forms va according to the shape, dimensions an form of the holding-devices in or upon the vertical division between each pair of rowsof the type-holder. For exam le, in Fig. 10, the

bottom of the type-ho'l or is that which is marked a, in which the vertical stripsof metal (1! d, are fastened, and the top of each oi the vertical strips of metal (5, is formed or provided with approximately diamond-shaped strips of metal 0, extending the entire length thereof. The types f, used in the typeholdr of the construction shown at Fig. 10, each have a recess at opposite sides so as to fit snugly on and between the strips e. When the kind of type-holder is used as shown on the enlarged scale in Fig. 10, then the bottom of each type f does not touch the upper part of the base a of the type-holder, but the type is supported entirely by the projectingstrips e, at the head of each partition at.

In the type-holder shown in Fig. 11, the divisions d are the same as the corresponding divisons in Fig. 10 and each of the divisions d carries at its top a circular strip 6, instead of the diamond-shaped strip e, as shown at Fig. 10. The structure of the type and its mode of suspension are the same as in Fig. 10.

In Fig. 1'2, the type-holder is shown as consisting of the same fiat Bottom-plate 0, but the partitions d extend to a greater height, namely, to nearly the top of each type f, while the to of each partition d is constructed with a shaped ridge or flange, as shown at Fig. 1'2. When the types f are slid into the type-holder shown at Fig. 1'2,

the bottom of each type f rests solid'l'y upon the top surface of the bottom 0', of the typeholder, and is also held at the upper part of the \f-shap'ed fian e e, as shown. This arrangement provi es for holding the type very'rigidly in the type-holder, said type having their cooperat ng edges slabbed oh for cooperation with the flange e Whatever the form oft-he type used in my type-setting and type-distributing machine, the type-container and the type-holder: have the spacing-bars thereof correspondingly formed.

Fig. 13 is a plan of an inking-ribbon printing-machine of the type for which I have applied for Letters Patent, as aforesaid, and showin the type-holder Q used therein corresponding with the type-holder g nd type partly set therein, shown in plan at rom the foregoing descri tion of the details of my invention, the fol owing'mode of operation will be readily understood: The type-holder and container having been set in place and secured by means of the rods H and H, respectiveiy, and the type-holder having been located in the position on the frame desired, the s rin pin T will retain such location until i is esired to move the holder for the introduction of additional rows of type. The ty e-container will then be moved ack and orth on its guides, in accordance with the particular t pe characters whichit is desired to ejec therefrom into the holder, b manipulating the container hy the han le G. Movement of the container longitudinally of the frame" results in rotating the vertical shaft K and, throng? the connecting gearing, the cross-shaft the pointer or index-block Q, at the same time, bein caused to move longitudinally of the guidear P. The operator keeps his eye upon the said guide-bar and, consequently, is enabled to determine just when to stop the container, because of the re istration of the index-portions O of the b ock O with the particular character desired to be ejected from the container. As soon as the indicator shows the proper character to be under the ejector, the operator depresses the arm X, which causes the head of the rod X to engage the cam-linlrX and push the ejector-bar to the left, Figs. 1 and 3, thus piacinggthe springs X and X under tension. y releasing the arm X the spring X immediately retracts the rod X and the spring X immediately shifts the ejector, causing the elastic fingers to move the row of type with which it is registered and shift a single t pc from the container into the holder. is operation is continued until an entire line of type is set up in the holder, types being moved along in the holder by the successive types shifted ther'einto. As each line of type is completed in the holder, the latter" is moved along so that the lines of type in the container, from end to' end thereof, can be made to register as desired with the channels between the bars in the holder where the type is being set. When the typeholder has been completely filled, it is removed from the machine by removing the rod H which ermits said holder to be lifted from the ame when it can be set in the machine for reproduction, as shown in Fig. I3, this figure illustrating the polygraph or reproducing. machine shown in my aforesaid application. I

After type has been set in the machine and. reproduced, as just described, the next operatic-n is to distribute the type fro"! the type-ho-lder' into the type-container; This is e ected by removing the type-holder Q from the printing-machine and replacing it upon the rails R of the frame A, and fastening the type-holder with the type set therein by inserting the rod H into the hole in the base A, passing the rod through the lug in the bottom of the type-holder, and then screwing the outer end of the rod H into it's I correspondingly tapped hole in the rear end uppermost in Fig. 5, become reversed, so

that when the arm X is depressed by the finger of the operator the strikers or serrations, operating in theopposite direction, force the types out of the holder into the proper rows or spaces in the type-container, and this se ries of operations is continued until the whole of the types, contained in the typeholder, are distributed in the type-container D and ready for being reset according to other 00 y, it being understood that, after the bars IT, containing the strikers or fingers V, are reversed, then the bolts W are replaced in the holes by which the bars U are connected to the links X, X.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In combination, a fiat type-case mounted to move longitudinally and having transverse guideways for holding types, a movable chase held removable adJaCent to the said type-case and having. guideways, any one of which may be moved n register with the said type-case, and means for shifting the type from one registering guideway into tamer and holder the other.

2. A type setting and distributing machine provided with a removable receiver having guideways for the reception and ,retention of the type, and a movable fiat typecase having spaced parallel guideways for holding type, the guideways of the receiver and the guideways of the type-case being adapted to be moved in register one with the other to transfer type from one guideway to the other. i

3, A type settingand distributing machine, consisting of a su portingrame; guide-bars carried by said fi'ame within its confines and extendin longitudinally thereof; a type-container having one side open; a type-holder havin one side open; the coneing arranged side by side within the confines of said frame and having their open sides next to each other;

.means on the frame, container and holder cooperating to retain the container and holder on the frame in movable relation; means for holding the holder stationary during the operation of the container; means by which the container may be moved relatively to the holder; and means for ejecting type from one to the other of said container or holder.

index-block carried by said shaft, and means between the latter and the rack on the container for rotating the shaft as the container is moved relatively to the holder whereby the index-block will be moved along the shaft and an index-bar cooperating with the index-block to prevent the latter from turnin with the shaft.

5. In com ination with the type-holder and type-container,- a type-setting and a type-distributing mechanism comprising a horizontal bar, means for ivotally su port'- ing' the bar, means carried by the bar or engaging the type to eject the same from one to the other of the container or holder, means whereby the bar may be reversed so as to operate in opposite directions, and means whereby the said bar may be actuated, substantially as described 6. In combination with a type-holder and type-container, a type-setting and distrib utingf mechanism comprising a pivotallysupported bar carrying strikers for engagement with the type in the container or holder, means whereby the bar may be reciproeated relatively to the holder and container, said means including a reciprocating rod and cooperating cam at one end of the bar, and a s rin cooperating with the other end of the arto reverse the movement of the latter which is imparted thereto by the rod and cam.

7. In combination with a type-container and type-holder, means for e ecting type from one into the other of the container or holder, said means comprisinga bar carrying a plurality of flexible, inclined strikers for cooperation with the type in the container and holder, and means for actuating the bar to cause the strikers to move the ty e.

8. A type-setting and distributing machine comprising a hollow, rectangular frame provided with a plurality of longitudinal supporting-bars on the bottom thereof; a type-container having means for cooperating with certain of saidbars; a typeholder havin means for cooperating with the others 0 said bars, both the container and the holder having an open side and said open sides being arranged next to each other; means for removabl securing the holder and container in t e frame with ing the former, a rod extended transversely of the base above the container, an index carried by the rod, means between the rod and index whereby rotation of the rod will cause longitudinal movement of the index thereon, and means between the rod and the container for rotating the rod.

10. A typesetting and distributing machine having, in combination, a holdingframe, a type-container slidably supported on said frame, a type-holder slidably supported on said frame in cooperative relation to the container, a type-ejector support ed above the holder and container, means whereby said ejector may be reciprocated relatively to the container and holder, a rod supported in parallelism with the ejector above the holder and container, an indexblock carried by the rod, and means for causing the index-block'to move proportionateIy with the movement imparted to the container.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set mfy hand and seal at the cit of Los Angeles a oresaid, in the presence 0 two subscribing witnesses.

BENJAMIN OTTO FANSLOW. [l.. 8.]

Witnesses:

ST. JOHN DAY, I 4 IDA M. DABKAM. 

